They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

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Details for Ernest John Sheppard

Warrant Number:	12287
Surname:	Sheppard
Forenames:	Ernest John
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	86
Denomination:	Presbyterian
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	Unknown
Date of Burial:	21 August 1969 (Thursday)
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	27
Plot #:	489
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	Sheppard - In loving memory of Sarah, beloved wife of John, died 7 June 1963 aged 84 years; and her beloved husband, John, died 19 August 1969 aged 86 years. And their daughter MARIAN DOROTHY SPARKES, died 8th Dec 2006 aged 93 years.

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Sheppard	Sarah Marion	Burial	Adult	84	Unknown	08/06/1963
Sparkes	Marion Dorothy	Ash Burial	Adult	93	Unknown	19/01/2007